Here’s one from the ScooterFile Mail Bag. Ariez Thuex of Indonesia’s K-kustom Garage sent us this lovely custom scooter project they’ve just wrapped up. At first glance, you might think it’s a Honda Ruckus, but it’s actually something much more unexpected.

This week kicked off with F1 star driver Louis Hamilton taking a Roman Holiday on a red Vespa with Nicole Scherzinger as his very own Aurdrey Hepburn. While celebrities are fairly common sights on scooters, we’re intrigued that a proper racing driver would choose a Vespa for his holiday day out.

Custom scooters are growing in popularity, and we’re starting to see some usual suspects. We all know the west coast-style Ruckus, which is awesome, but I’ve become a bigger and bigger fan of people doing interesting things with the Honda Cub and its variations.

Building a custom scooter is always an exercise in balance. How much custom fabrication does one do? Do you focus on performance or outlandish visual design? What’s the paint scheme going to look like? Then there’s the big question: budget?

It’s been a busy week at ScooterFile HQ, but the news never stops. This week saw some significant editorial content from us, some amazing gallery finds, and yet another key tool that scooter fans can use in making their next scooter purchase decision. Let’s get into the week that was.